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Education

Two Bering Strait region students head to state spelling bee

By Greg Knight | March 24, 2023 | 0
building in winter

A pair of Bering Strait region students are competing at the state’s spelling bee and angling for a chance to take their wordsmith skills to a bigger stage.

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Nome School district gears up for new year

By Miriam Trujillo | August 18, 2022
Exterior building of Nome Beltz Highschool

As children in the Nome school district head back to classes this week, Nome Superintendent of Schools Jamie Burgess explained what the biggest changes are going to be for this coming school year.

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Nome School District refreshes accreditation, safety policies and maintenance

By Miriam Trujillo | June 21, 2022

The Nome Public School’s Board of Education first meeting of the summer discussed accreditation, audits and repairs, that the district will need for the 2022-2023 school year.

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Nome School Board wraps up another successful school year

By Miriam Trujillo | May 20, 2022
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The final Nome Public School’s Board of Education meeting of the school year discussed graduation, past school trips and sports meets and future educational programs for students and teachers alike.

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Nome Public School Board discusses new measures and understaffing

By Miriam Trujillo | April 21, 2022
2 Women wearing mask standing for a photo in the library. One is holding a book

A new reading program, a new response to COVID-19 and an old problem were the main topics at the April Nome Public School’s Board of Education meeting.

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Nome schools face high closure rates during 2021–2022 school year

By Sean Milligan | April 8, 2022 | 1
Exterior of Nome Beltz high school.

Nome-Beltz Middle/High School was closed on the days leading up to the 2022 spring break due to a lack of staff. And that wasn’t the first time in the school year a local school had to close. 

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Student mural revives art at Nome-Beltz Middle High School

By Miriam Trujillo | April 5, 2022
A colorful mural on the school wall

Nome-Beltz’s class of 2022 is sprucing up their school’s walls with a mural that highlights how far the new art class has come since it began three years ago.

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Teacher on the Trail brings Iditarod joy to students across the country

By Miriam Trujillo | March 25, 2022
A pilot, passenger and dog sitting inside a bush plane

Fans following the 2022 Iditarod GPS tracker may have noticed a marker moving along the trail that was not a musher. Labeled simply as “teacher,” this marker showed the position of Jim Deprez, Iditarod 2022’s Teacher on the Trail.

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Nome school board debates new academic calendar

By Miriam Trujillo | February 21, 2022
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The Nome Public School’s Board of Education’s February meeting was the scene of a lively discussion concerning the adoption of a new school year calendar.

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In memoriam of Emmonak leader Martin Moore Sr.’s life and legacy

By Miriam Trujillo | February 16, 2022
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The city of Emmonak mourns the loss of one of its great leaders, Martin Moore Sr., who recently passed away.

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